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Manawatu Herald, Volume III, Issue III, 15 December 1891, Page 1

I 'PO TRAVEL THIS SEASON 1 IN THE Otalu and Foxtou Districts, the Coaching, Trotting, Hunting, and Stee.plechasing Sire TAM O'SHANTER, Holder of the Governor's special medal awarded at the Canterbury I A. and P. Show, Nov., 1890, for the I best sire calculated to improve the J character of carriage horses— hunters I nod horses for Indian requirements. Tarn O'Shanter, by Messenger i (imp.)— Banshee, by Sir Charles; Pf.d. imported from Tasmania by Mr j Michael Studholme, who bred Banshee. j Tarn O'Shanteb is a grey horse, 1 ten years old, standing 16 hands 2 ' inches, possessing great bone and ' strength He gained first prize at Ashburton, 1884, first in 1885 and 188(5, second in Christchurch in 1886, first in Christchurch 1887 and 1888, and first in Kirwee in 1888. He took first pnzf at the Ellesmere A , and P., Show, 1889, in Carriage Clnss, and special prize for the best Carriage Horse on the ground ; first at Eangiora, 1889 ; second at the C. A. and P. As-ociation Show, 1889, I and Karl Onslow's (Governor of New Zealand) silver medal for the best Carriage Horse on the ground, the prize being awarded to the horse best adapted for improving the breed of carriage horses, and free from all hereditary unsoundness. Tarn O'Shanter has proved himself a very sure foal getter. Meseens-er, sire of Tarn O'Shanter, was a bay horse, standing 16 hands 2 inches high, possessing great power, and full of stout and faßt blood. Archer, half brother of hi 3 sire Bottler, was the winner of the Melbourne Cup in two successive years, carrying the top weights of 9st 71b and lOst 121 b, and was one of the greatest two-mile horses ever bred in Australia. Cinderella, dam of Bottler, was also the dam of Tim Whiffler, winner of both Metropolitan and Melbourne Cup in 1867, and numerous other great races ; while Tarragon, out of Messenger's dam, was the winner of the Victorian ( hampion Race in 1866, after a dead heat with Volunteer— the first heat run in stum. 47sec, and the second in Spain. 48see., carrying 9st 181 b. Bottler was also a creditable performer on the colonial turf. Terms for the season-— £B 10 per single mare ; two or more, £8 Bs, payable the first week in Janunry, ; 1892. Groomage Fee, ss, pa} able at first service. . I All Mares Sold, Dying, or changing bands in any way, to be paid for. For further particulars, apply to i the Gioom in charge. H. HENSON, Proprietor. i t BOATS FOR HIEE. CS. G. BOUEKE begs to inti- « mate to the Public of Foxton that he has taken over the Boats ' lately belonging to J. Hillary, and ! hopes by strict attention and civility j to gain the same patronage as his ■ J predecessor. ]' ll he cf Boats, Is per hour, of 6s ppv^Jny